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BISMARCK - The Crop Protection Product Harmonization and Registration Board will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6^th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) is holding a Farm to School video essay contest open to all Bismarck Public Schools fourth grade classrooms. NDDA is producing a Farm to School video this summer that will highlight Farm to School activities in the state and local farms involved in the program. The winning classroom will receive a summer farm field trip and will be featured in the video.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture is continuing its celebration of National Soy Foods Month with a cooking demonstration lead by students from the United Tribes Technical College’s sustainable ag and food systems program on Tuesday, April 15 at 3 p.m. at the UTTC campus at 3315 University Drive, Bismarck.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Farm to Early Care and Education Coalition, led by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI), has selected the recipients for Farm to School garden grants. The grants have been awarded to 35 state licensed early childhood education centers to purchase supplies and equipment for growing fruits and vegetables.

The Dakota Prairie Grasslands and Grazing Associations Working Group will meet at 9 a.m. MT, Monday, April 14, at the Stark County Veterans Pavilion, 801 5^th Ave. W, Dickinson, ND.

The Federal Environmental Law Impact Review Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, in the Lewis & Clark Room on the 2^nd floor of the Bank of North Dakota, 1200 Memorial Hwy, Bismarck, ND.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced Agriculture Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund awards for three projects. The awards totaling $832,430 were approved at the ADD quarterly meeting Feb. 26 in Bismarck.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) awards for three projects. The awards totaling $395,215 were approved at the APUC quarterly meeting Feb. 27 in Bismarck.

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced that the North Dakota Department of Agriculture has funding available through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for teachers in grades 2-3 to incorporate edamame trail mix kits into their curriculum.

BISMARCK, N.D. – At the March 12 meeting of the State Board of Animal Health (BOAH), the board issued an extension on the waiver of rule issued at a February special meeting allowing the age of brucellosis vaccination to be extended from 12 months to 14 months for heifers.